Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1197
Syrian Delegates Push for Peaceful Resolution of Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 (IPS) - Amidst ongoing violence between the Syrian regime and opposition forces, and serious international discourse on arming the opposition, some Syrian civil society leaders are insisting upon a non-violent approach toward conflict resolution.
In Middle East, Women's Labour Half of Global Levels
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - As countries in the Middle East and North Africa adjust to profound political changes and economic difficulties, development experts on the region have increasingly turned their attention to the social and economic potential of incorporating more female workers into the labour market.
Palestinians Prepare a Bitter Welcome for Obama
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Mar 20 (IPS) - The rumbling drone of a fleet of U.S. helicopters carrying security and administrative personnel could be heard long before the eight choppers came into view over the Ramallah horizon on their way to the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidential compound in the West Bank de facto capital Ramallah.
Treason Case May Fuel Unrest in Malawi
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Mar 20 (IPS) - Malawi's first-ever tripartite elections in May 2014 will be a litmus test for President Joyce Banda, who is faced with an opposition majority in parliament, soaring food prices, and a potential treason trial.
Hawks Defend War on Low-Key 10th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - Ten years after President George W. Bush launched his "shock and awe" campaign to overwhelm Iraq – and the rest of the world – with the futility of resisting Washington's military might, the public and much of the foreign policy elite appear remarkably uninterested in marking the anniversary, let alone assessing the results.
Iraq Once More on the Brink of War
- Inter Press Service
KIRKUK, Iraq, Mar 19 (IPS) - Driving into the city of Kirkuk, one is greeted by the view of a huge sea of grey concrete houses from which laundry has been hung out to dry in the wind and be blackened by smoke rising from the surrounding oil wells.
U.S. Urged to Reject New World Bank Focus on Large Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (IPS) - A group of environmentalists, gender activists and international finance watchdogs are calling on the U.S. government to support calls for the World Bank to step back from a new programmatic focus on large-scale infrastructure, which critics say does little to help alleviate poverty.
Latin American Integration, Post-Chávez
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 19 (IPS) - What is Hugo Chávez's legacy to Latin America? The best way to evaluate a head of state is to examine what is left behind after his or her death. In the case of Chávez, his image is obscured by a series of ideological and cultural prejudices that hide a clear perception of who he was.
Water and Sanitation Seek Rightful Place in Post-2015 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19 (IPS) - When the General Assembly unanimously adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) back in 2000, water and sanitation were reduced to a subtext - never a stand-alone goal compared with poverty and hunger alleviation.
Q&A "What Matters Isn’t Bergoglio and His Past, but Francis and His Future"
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 19 (IPS) - Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, a leading exponent of liberation theology, the progressive current in the Latin American Catholic Church, does not believe reports that depict the new Pope Francis as collaborating with Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.
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